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Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

A now anesthetic Of value in therputics,
as local application, has recently been
disc covered snd given 10 the medical world.
1t is derived from tree indigenous to the
south and known SIS the tear-blanket. Its
discovery was matter of accident on the
part of veterinary surgeon in Louisians
who had occasion to use poultice upon
the injured fetlock of horse. The value
of the new drug, known to pharmacists a:
stem ocarpin, in the practice of surgery wa:
discovered more recently by experiments
made by Dr. Herbert Claiborne of New
York. 1t is thought that the new discov.
cry will prove q successful rival to cocaine,
so highly valued by the profession In the
treatment of certain affections
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
KANSAS PIUMAGE

Emporias gas well drill has reached {
depth of 400 feet.
Colonel Anthony, of Leavenworth, Is
worth about $500, 900.
The Santa Fe and Southern Kansas will
erect union depot at Wellington.
The Topeka real estate sales amount to
$40, 600, 600 since the sth of March.
Pratt is another among the Kansas towns
that are not satisfied with their water
| works.
The contract for the building of the
United Presbyterian church at Ness City
has been awarded.
The Dunkard college for the west has
been located at Mcpherson. The citizens
donated 100000.
Citizens of Rush county will vote upon
the question of re-electing the county seat
at La Crosse on the 23d day of this month.
A tract of land adjoining the city of
Horton, containing three hundred and fif
teen acres, was sold recently for $3.50, 900.
The Catholic church at Arkansas City is
drawing near completion. The first serv-
ices will be held In the church on Aug. %.
The number of tenement houses In
Arkansas City is not sufficient to supply
the demand for them and many families
are living in tents.
The Business Mems Association, of
Hutchinson, is collecting samples of farm
product to represent Reno county at the
Karsas City exposition.
The town of Harper is so anxious to
have the county seat that it offers to the
county $4,000 court house and SO, 600
jail and sheriff's residence.
1t is the intention of the soldiers and
sailors of the Fifth congressional district
to hold reunion at Concordia from the
18th to the 18th of September.
An aged couple were thrown from
wagon at Mt. Pleasant, Atchison county,
Sunday, and so seriously injured that it is
thought that neither will recover.
A new company has purchased the King
man street railway, which was idle in the
hands of the original owners, and pushing
the work on the line rapidly forward.
The postmaster at Newton has received
notice from the postmaster general that
the free delivery system will be put into
operation in that town on the first Of Sep
TENDER.
Salina has organized club for social en-
joymentss the support of literary and scien-
titic undertakings; the maintenance of H.
brary and the promotion of painting, music
and fine arts.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Republicans Of the Eighteenth Judicial Dis
stct viii hold convention for the purpose or piac-
liza In nomination a candidate for judge OF the dis
fYiot- The central committee recommend tnat the
delegates be chosen the same time and places des
sguated by the county republican central committee
FOG holding primaries viz August Slst-
Zach township and wards VIII be entitled TO the
following number OF delegates:
First Ward-Nineteen delegates.
Second Ward-Thirteen delegates.
Third Ward-Ten delegptes.
Fourth ward-Fifteen delegates
FIFTH Ward-Five delegates.
Afton-Three delegates.
Att.ca-Foar delegates
Dekano-Four delegates.
xaale-FDur delegates.
Erfe-Three delegates
9reeley-SiX delegates.
afanI-Seven delegates.
asrden Plains, None delegate.
Garden Plains S-Three delegates.
Grand River-Three delegates.
Gypsum-Four delegates.
nIinois-Three delegates.
Kechi-Six delegates.
LtncOin-Four delegates.
Mfnneha-Three delegates.
Horton Seven delegates.
Efnnescah-Sevsn delegates.
OLio-Three delegates.
PaJne-Five delegates.
Park, E-Two delegates.
Park, W-Three dele gates.
Rockford, D-FOur delegates.
Rockford, M-Three delegates.
Bolem-Four delegates.
Sherman-FOur delegates.
Uaion-Ffve delegates.
Yfoia-Three delegates.
Wichita-Seyen delegates.
Weco-Five delegates.
Valley Center, V. C-Four delegates.
Valley Center, S-Three delegates.
The district convention viii be held In the Grand
Army Hail. Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, the Sd day
OF September, 1857, at $50 a.
By order Of the District Central Committee,
II. l.. TAYLOR, Chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The official report recently made to the
secretary of the interior gives the mean an
nual birth rate In the United States as sc
per 1000. The death rate is greater in the
colored than in the white population, and
greater among the foreign element than
among those of American parentage. 1t Is
also greater In cities than in the rural dis
tricts. Consumption causes the greatest
fatality. Charleston, S. c.. gives the high.
est death rate from consumption, New
York from pneumonia, while Richmond
furnishes the largest proportion of homi-
cidcs, and San Francisco of suicides.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The new anti-pistol law In Texas i'm
poses the double penalty of fine and i'm
prisonment and much interest has been felt
by the law and order element of society in
its enforcement The first case tried I'M
der the new law was tried at Longview
last Monday and instead Of the full penalty
being inflicted upon the accused he was
permitted to plead guilty to the charge of
''rudcly displaying a pistol in public
place. He was fined, which added to the
costs, amounted to $32 go Such evasions
of the law serve as a virtual encourage
ment to its violation.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

rsc Republicans of sedgwick county. Kansas. WIN
a1ag candidates for the following Offices 70 be nuet
Oonnty Treasurer.
County Register of Deeds.
county Sheriff.
County Surveyor.
Tne townships and wards VIII be entitled to the
fclsowing number OF delegates In said convention.
1econd ward-Thirteen delegates.
Third Word-Ten delegates.
Fiftb Ward-Five delegstes
Afton-Three delegates.
Artica-Four delegates.
Deaano-Four delegates.
Eagle-Four delegates.
EEesley-Six delegates.
afant-Seven delegates
GARDEN Plains, s-Thrse delegates.
Grand Rtver-Three delegates.
ntnois-Three delegates.
Kochi-six delegates.
Asnneha-Three delegates.
Moetoa-Seven delegates
ninnescah-seven delegates.
Cnto-Three delegates
Pas ne-Five delegates
P.rk. w-Three delegates.
Rockford, D-Four delegates
aAjem-Four delegates
Se0nan-Four delegates,
Union-Five delegates
Wfchita-seven delegates.
Waoo-Five delegates.
valley Center, Y. C.-Four delegates
waller Center, 8 Three delegates.
Tne central committee recommended that the phi
MARES be he Id from to O'Clock m at the usual
voting place In each township, and in the wards OF
De city of ichta from 10 O'Clock p. m, on
"wednesday, the 3lst day OF August.
The county convention Will be held In the Grand
Army hall In the city Of " ichita on SATURDAY,, the
ID day u September. 1881, commencing at 10 O'Clock
q. Nd.
Tho central committee also recommends that the
primaries IN the first commission district elect dele
Esres who viii nominate commissioner for said dis
tytnt on tbs adjournment OF the county convention.
BY order OF the Republican county central COM
1s;rsce H. l. TAYLOR, Chairman
W L McBEK Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Whether he goes to the penitentiary or
not, Jacob Sharps career as a boodler Is
ended His physicians say his disease is
necessarily mortal, and that he will live but
few weeks And yet, in face of the fate
that stands staring at him he holds on to
the hundred thousand dollars or more that
he fraudulently obtained from the people
and will in all probability die and leave his
pelf upon which his family will live in af
fluence while he takes his chances for the
future. Ephriam seems 10 be written on
his brow.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

DR.. Gray lectured In Topeka on Monday
night on What will the Negro do with
US" As the Doctor said that $500 pulpits
in this country are filled by colored folks
we judge that the Negro viii preach to US.
Elk.
Or, Judging their ability TO write by
their capacity to talk, as exemplifed BY
the meeting of the colored editors at Louis
vile last week, they might undertake TO
furnish US with current literature
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Poor, afflicted Kansas City. As between
the domineering of Boss Corrigan, the ex-
asperating donothiDgness of the city coun-
Gil and the horribly filthy condition of the
streets and alleys, the city is indeed in a
bad way. Following is specimen wall
from the chorus sent up daily by the city
press: Clean the city. Move out the gar.
bage. AT this time of the year it is exceed.
ingly unhealthy for the garbage to accu-
mulate In the city. The garbage ought to
go, the authorities should see that the gar.
bage does go"
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The special dispatches and interviews
that have been sent out, concerning the
proposed sale of the Times. are all In the
main so erroneous and contain so many
misstatements that we do not deem it ex-
pedient TO attempt to correct them. The
intentions of the correspondents were doubt
less well enough, but 1t is quiet evident
that most of them depended solely upon
rumors for their international
worth Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The Emporia News thinks that Wichita
paid desrly for the Burton works It fig
ures that she paid 100000 for them,
whereas the capital of the Incorporated
company is only s40.000-Whether the
News calculation be correct or not Wichi-
ia is more than satisfied, aye delighted, with
her bargain in securing the works What
astorishes some people away from here is
Wichitss ability to secure such magniti-
cent accessions, but she goes right along,
taking them whenever they are to be obtain
ed and are worth securing, as matter of
course
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

When DR.. McGlynn says he is opposed
to Germanizing America he simply means
to express his preference for whisky to
beer. His next step will probably be to
openly espouse the cause of the Democracy
He seems to possess a peculiar faculty of
choosing the losing side of everything.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

The following appeared in the Omaha
Herald, showing that the writer at some
time and place was little boy" THE
man who pushes cart full of pears by this
Office daily and heralds the fact with loud
acclaim, is going to get half of brick
some day, just where it will surprise him
most. 1t is enough to peddle collie, without
Dragging about it in harsh and compre-
hensive voice"
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Wichita paid 100000 for the Burton
car works, while the capital of the incor-
porated company is only $500, 600. Topeka
Daily Journal
In other words the business men of
Wichita are set of fools. We guess not
If the history of Wichita and that of her
business enterprise is at all reliable then the
above is very gross and uavarnished libel
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Prof. Stewart Culin is authority for the
statement that all the Chinese who immi-
crate to this county from the department
of Kwang- Chan and Shan King in the
province of Kwantung. These emigrants
are called "Puntis," or natives as disting-
nished from the tribes called HAL Kus" or
Strangers, who seldom emigrate.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Notoriety, fame, is a whimsical thing,
falling where 1t is least expected and not
always bestowing itself justly on the wor-
thier. This age seems to be fanatical over
anything new; every eye In the universe is
strained to see, every ear to hear something
novel. Should the novel in time to come
supercede the erudite in the roll of fame
that proverbial ambition for such would
not be of the high order the poets make 1t
now For instance long biographical
sketch of Susannah Salter, the lady who
was elected to the Office of mayor of Argo
MIA last year, has been stereotyped and is
now being published extensively by papers
throughout the country This creature
will receive more notoriety by being mayor
of little third class town and by receiving
congratulations from peevish queen than
some learned chemist would by discovering
some valuable compound, or more notice
than studious scholar would by writing
valuable treatise beneficial to mankind
Fame IS so miserably tickle that it tires to
talk of it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

More than $59, 1000, 900 of paper money
and bonds issued by the government have
been lost or destroyed so as never to be
presented for payment
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

church will give an ice cream festival at
their church house in Derby on Friday
evening, August II, 1887. Music by the
Derby cornet band. Come one, come ALL
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Mr.. G. W. Curtis, high priest of the
civil service temple, says there is no civil
service In this administration, that it is
ruled by the spoils system of politics which
regards the offices as party plumber; but
all the cold Democrats" say there is SO
much of the civil service system that party
fidelity don't count and they can't get the
spells they need. Ever since the president
has been in Office all these cold Democrats
have been waiting and hoping for clean
sweep, and now Mr. Curtis tells them the
clean sweep has been made. Have the
Democrats been left or is Mr.. Curtis
wrongf Who can tell? What seems to be
important as to the politics of the future
is that the president appears to have made
the Democrats unhappy and to have failed
to satisfy the Mugwumps.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-18

Secretary Fairchild has decided that,
under the rulings of his department, orig
inal packages of liquor are not exempt
from state Jurisdiction
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

Captain George D. Bryan has been
nominated by the Democrats to sue
ceed Captain Courtenay as Mayor OF
Charleston. Considerable dissatisfac-
ton IS expressed at some Of the nom
inees on the aldermanic board. There
is run,or abroad that an independ-
ent ticket of alderman will berun. No
credence need be put in this rumor.
Chariestonians are too loyal and know
two well their own interests to take
the initiative in disintegrating the
'Old party" Such step, would not
only very likely bring destruction to
the city Of Charleston, but would jeop-
ardize the safety of the whole State
Again, we repeat, Charlestonions are
too loyal to bolt, and, too, they have
been burnt, and scared child breads
fire.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

The Tilmanite move which has been
lying dormant for several months is
on a boom again, and judging from
reports of the meetings Captain Till
man is carrying everything before him.
A. Barnwen he was received with en-
thusiasm and SO great was the feeling
on his side that the people refused to
hear their senator in reply. This,
however, is to be severely censured as
unmsnly and highly disrespectful on
the part of his supporters.
A movement of this kind can never
succeed by forcing conviction on the
people. Open and free discussion is
the proper way to commend it and
then if there is merit in the theory,
the pabGe will be sure to take on to
it. :Kingstree, Pickins, Laurens,
and other places, wherever Captain
TilIman has been, although his audi
ences were usually small, be met with
a warm and hearty. reception. It is
not Capt. Tillman, though, nor his ex-
travagant measures that are so warm
yendorsed. His support is chiefly
because he advocates the organization
of the farmers. Of the meeting OF
the farmers of Pickens the Columbia
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

In a recent speech in Atlanta in
supp ort of prohibition Henry ".
Grad y of the Constitution paid this
eloau, mt tribute to the women en-
gagged in the temperance work:
81 40 lbs if our women God bless them
all-can do their best work in the public
turmoil Of this campaign. wish it was so
we could take hold of it with such manliness
that eve, woman could go back home and
rely on G prayers and our efforts to carry
Il throug b. Woman's best work is gentle
ness. 81 &c should come as the dew comes
not in thes garish sunshine or the rushing
:sform, but when the earth is wrapped in
nights sol ,er hush, falling like soft distil-
lation of he stars above the sleeping flow
ers. TIRE Mendous applause. Better work
there, but 7 honor her when she comes to
the front in All emergency like this, bring
ing her Scared heart and tender nature and
shining eyes 10 our aid"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

The Charleston San executed q
marvellous piece Of Journalism on the
11th inst. In twenty-three minutes
after the Chicago anarchists were
hanged an extra edition of the Sun
was sold on the streets OF Charleston,
containing seven columns concerning
the anarchists and their execution, all
illustrated with portraits of the anar-
chists and their wives, the police OIL
GERS they killed and the judges who
tried them. It was quick work and q
Journalistic feat tie Sun deserves to
be congratulated on
The San had little faith in executive
mercy from Governor Oglesby and
the wires and typos had done the
most of their work before the drop
fell. The San is progressive, alive to
its interests and is rapidly making a
name.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

Capsa5a 3. R. Tillman, in letter to
Senator Eoumans, of Barnwell, depre-
Gates the trestment he received at the
farmers meeting in that place, and
invites Mr.. Younaans to the meeting
Of the Edgefeld farmers on the 21st
inst. In the letter be says: 'Ifeel
that can assure youa respectful hear
ing in Edg6eld, and ], therefore, at
the earliest moment since my return
home, write to invite you to meet me
at EdgefeA C. e., on Monday 2lst
of November, on which day I have
called mass meeting of my fellow
citizens to hear us discuss the points
at issue"
:aIr. Youmans has not yet, to our
knowledge, given the invitation an On
swera
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

For several weeks we missed from
among our exchanges the Palmetto
Post, and were at q loss to know why
it failed to reach US. It came again
last week and announced that editor
Rodgers had been quite i'll Wewere
very sorry to learn this. The Post is
one of the most ous-spoken fearless
papers in the State, and although we
have never met editor Rodgers We
know be is good, clever fellow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

through the corridors; the slender rope
We're taut. In full view of 200 men IN frol t
were four white writhing shrouds. The ropes
cou.d be seen slowly tightening about the
necks that between the cap and the shroud,
coulo be noticed blackening and purpllns.
Nine ,rinutcs passed. Then It was know
to certainty that not a neck had been hrok-
en-. The four Haymarket murderers had
been literally throttled and st, eng!ed by the
law which they had defied.
Fischer died very hard, as did also Spies.
Parsons ais, struggled and kicked fearsully.
The pulls IS of all four stopped beating in 133
minutes
COUNTY JA1L, 1912 P M-The collins for
the Anarchists, plain black, with but silver
heads of screws for ornaments, have just
been carried to the gallows.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16
B. S. DINKINS, Editor.

The stold farmers meeting, we un-
derstand, proved very enjoyable al
fair for all those who attended. It
was social and experentialin feature,
and without politics or selfish motives
it was source of unalloyed pleasure
10 it's participants. These old farmers
should organize themselves into a per-
manent association. Maj. c. S. Land
and Capt E. r. Plowden represented
Clarendon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

The Columbia Register has lately
been reaching US early in the morning
by the $50 o'clock train. If the Beg
iaer could make this arrangement
permanent, its subscription list would
grow rapidly in Manning and the
county. It is, in all truth, one OF the
nost reliable and ably edited papers
Sa the country, and equal mail facih-
Siesss all it needs to be successful
competitor with any journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16
ACOMPLETE SUCCESS.

pronounced it a grand success, not
withstandlng the annoyances suffered
from the very disagreeable weather
of part Of the time The low-country-
mans experience with the up-country
mud as he plodded along with the
moving mass OF humanity on Thurs
day, was even not enough to abate the
general enthusiasm for the Fair. In
the large attendance, number and
character Of the exhibits and gate re-
ceipts, the Fair Of 1887 eciipsed the
brightest period in the history OF the
agricultural and mechanical society.
4 comparison Of the receipts for the
past three years might wei! .oe source
Of great qualification to the officers Of
the association. In 1885 the receipts
amounted to s6,532; in 1885, the re-
ceipts were $5,429; and in 1887 the
amount reported is s7,04S, to which
will be added between $500 and $500
to be collected. This will make the
grand total of 'S7 over $1,000 more
than 'S5, considered at the time the
most successful fair ever held.
The agricultural exhibits were from
about every county in the State, and
also from abroad. The exhibition OF
home raised cattle and horses was
very fine. In encouraging the pee
pie of the State to give their attention
to improving the breed OF cattle and
horses, the agricultural and mechani-
cal society is doing noble work. The
improvement in this respect is already
manifest, and now, can be found in
South Carolina, blooded horses and
cattle to compare favorably with any
other State. Ten years ago such was
not the case and registered Jersey,
Durham, or Holstein was a Rara aUas.
Columbia was filed and over run
with people In fact it struck US that
the State Fair is a bigger thing than
the city of Columbia can manage. On
Thursday and Thursday night there
were hundreds OF people in Columbia
who could fnd no accommodations
whatever and many We're forced to
leave because they had no place to
stay. Sleeping apartments were rent
ed in some places at fabulous prices.
We know of our own knowledge OF
$500 being charged for one nights
use of little narrow bedroom with
two trunnel bedsteads containing a
mattress and blanket each. The room
also contained diminutive wash
stand with basin and quart pitcher
for water. At the same quarters,
mattresses were laid on the floor and
as many persons as could find a place
to lay themselves down were accom-
modated for the night for Is cents g
head. This from what we have heard
is no exceptional case. It is nothing
more than extortion and using
the State Fair to take advantage of the
extremities of the people.
II the hotels and public boarding
houses of the city are not sufficient to
accommodate the visitors to the Fair,
it is the duty of the citizens of Colum-
bia to make temporary boarding
houses of their homes. They, at last,
are the principal gamers by the Fairs
and this little trouble, without cost, is
no more than is expected If Colum-
bia is too small or its citizens are un-
willing to give shelter to the crowds
attending the State Fair may be an
other place can be found large enough
and willing to furnish the facilities.